How to Make a Front Porch Christmas Tree

Create a country-style look on the front porch this holiday season with some indoor/outdoor materials — and a few gifts from Mother Earth.
Front Porch Christmas Tree

Front Porch Christmas Decoration

This front porch Christmas decoration features a stocking and a Christmas tree in a basket with a burlap garland, pine cones, twig snowflakes, ornaments and presents.

Materials Needed:

  • one live or artificial Christmas tree and tree stand
  • large basket (inside dimensions must be larger than the Christmas tree stand)
  • 6-8 large stones or bricks
  • one roll of burlap garland (available at arts and crafts stores)
  • two packages of plastic indoor/outdoor ornaments
  • 48 small twigs
  • hot glue gun and glue sticks
  • one package of wire ornament hooks

Choose Basket

Choose a basket that is wide enough to completely surround the Christmas tree stand. It should be at least 10 inches high, but not too much higher than the bottom branches of the tree.

Wicker Basket

Basket for a Christmas Tree

This front porch has a wicker basket for an outdoor Christmas tree. Choose a basket that is wide enough to completely surround the Christmas tree stand. It should be at least 10 inches high, but not too much higher than the bottom branches of the tree.

Remove Lid

If it's a lidded basket, remove the lid with a wire cutter.

Basket Lid Removal

Removing the Lid From a Basket

The lid of this wicker basket is removed with a wire cutter. If it's a lidded basket, remove the lid with a wire cutter.

Position Tree

Place the Christmas tree and stand in the basket. Once it's in position, cover the stand with several large stones or bricks to ensure that it doesn't ever topple over.

Christmas Tree in Wicker Basket

Placing a Christmas Tree in Basket

An artificial Christmas tree is positioned in this wicker basket. Place the Christmas tree and stand in the basket. Once it's in position, cover the stand with several large stones or bricks to ensure that it doesn't ever topple over.

Add Garland

Wind burlap garland around the entire tree, from top to bottom.

Winding Garland on Christmas Tree

Burlap Garland

This burlap garland is being wound around a Christmas tree. Wind burlap garland around the entire tree, from top to bottom.

Add Ornaments

Use ornament hooks to secure several plastic indoor/outdoor ornaments to the tree.

Front Porch Christmas Tree

Ornamental Christmas Tree

Golden globe Christmas tree ornament adds classic touch. Use ornament hooks to secure several plastic indoor/outdoor ornaments to the tree.

Add Twig Snowflakes

Create snowflake-shaped ornaments by hot-gluing four small twigs together, spray-painting them white and attaching an ornament hook to the top of them with a dab of hot glue. Hang the snowflakes randomly around the tree, and pinch the ornament hooks together around each tree branch to ensure they don't fall off.

Snowflake Ornament

Hanging a Snowflake on a Christmas Tree

This twig snowflake ornament is being hooked on to a Christmas tree. Create snowflake-shaped ornaments by hot-gluing four small twigs together, spray-painting them white and attaching an ornament hook to the top of them with a dab of hot glue. Hang the snowflakes randomly around the tree, and pinch the ornament hooks together around each tree branch to ensure they don't fall off.

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